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The Border 14 illegal immigrants from Mexico died in the Arizona desert late last month, after being abandoned in extreme temperatures. The smuggler who helped them cross the border into the United States faces criminal charges. Essayist Kate Nelson says the US-Mexican border figures prominently in our history and collective imagination.

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14 illegal immigrants from Mexico died in the Arizona desert late last month, after being abandoned in extreme temperatures. The smuggler who helped them cross the border into the United States faces criminal charges. Essayist Kate Nelson says the US-Mexican border figures prominently in our history and collective imagination.